Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Monsoon advances to Karnataka, Goa, south Konkan

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:05 AM PDT

After a brief lull, south-west monsoon on Thursday advanced to south Konkan, Goa and most parts of Karnataka with signs of reaching peak strength early next week.

Most parts of the west coast and interior regions of the South peninsula has been experiencing fairly widespread rainfall activity since Wednesday and these conditions were expected to continue for the next two days, the weather office said.

Analyses of prediction models suggest that conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon into some more parts of Maharashtra, north interior Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

South-west monsoon — one of the crucial factors that power the trillion-dollar Indian economy — had set in over Kerala on May 31 but were stalled by the powerful cyclone Phet, which developed around the same time.

However, scientists cautioned that a normal date of onset did not have any relation with the quantum of rainfall the mainland will receive from June to September.

Scientists said that the conditions were favourable for advance of monsoon and moisture-laden winds were expected to push the annual rainfall system further northwards.

Monsoon rains are considered the lifeline of Indian agriculture and are vital for kharif crops such as paddy, sugarcane, oilseeds and pulses.

Last year, almost half of the country faced severe drought due to failure of monsoon. As a result, India's food grain production declined to 218.19 million tonnes in 2009-10 crop year from a record 234.47 million tonne in the previous year.

In April, the IMD had forecast normal Monsoon rains for the four-month season beginning June 1.

Courtesy:Hindu

Police register case against ex-Goa minister

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:56 AM PDT

In more trouble for absconding former Goa minister Fransisco Pacheco, police on Thursday registered a case accusing him of culpable homicide and destroying evidence in the death of his close friend Nadia Torrado even as his anticipatory bail plea was rejected.

“A case has been filed against Pacheco under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of IPC,” police said.

A session court earlier rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Pacheco, who is on the run fearing arrest in connection with the death of 28-year-old Nadia, who allegedly consuming poison.

The former minister is now likely to approach the high court with the anticipatory bail plea.

Public Prosecutor Sarojini Sardinha appearing on behalf of the State told the sessions court that the poison could not have been consumed by mistake by Nadia.

Considering the marks of injuries on her body, there is a possibility that she must have been given poison, police said.

Crime branch, which had earlier named 46-year-old Pacheco as a main accused in the case, said there is enough evidence on record to accuse him of being involved in the crime.

“From the statements of the witness, post mortem reports, circumstantial and scientific evidence, it is clear that Pacheco has been involved in this crime and is evading his arrest,” the crime branch submitted in the court.

Presenting the post-mortem report conducted on Nadia’s body at Chennai, where she died during treatment, before the court, police said that her death was due to poisoning and complications, with multiple contusions.

Police said they wanted to record weapon of assault for which custodial interrogation of Pacheco was a must.

“There is a strong possibility that the applicant accused may tamper with the evidence,” the crime branch said.

Alleging that Nadia’s family members had destroyed vital evidence in this case, police quoted the statement of a maid servant who told the investigating officer that she burnt three plastic polythene bags on June 2, just before the funeral procession of the deceased as told by her mother.

According to the Crime Branch, Nadia’s brother had conceded in his statement that huge money was spent on her treatment by Pacheco and an unknown person. Police have said Pacheco knew Nadia even before her marriage.

Nadia married Wilson Barretto in 2007 and thereafter their relation ran into rough weather.

Courtesy:IBN

Setting up of a new Greenfield International Airport at Mopa in Goa and Continuation of commercial operations at Dabolim Civil Enclave

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:29 AM PDT

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up of a new Greenfield International Airport at Mopa of international standards in Goa. The new airport at Mopa will be constructed on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis, for which, a private entity will be selected through a global tendering process. The Cabinet also decided to grant status of International Airport to the new airport.


The Cabinet also approved the continuation of commercial operations at the existing Dabolim Civil Enclave Airport by reviewing its earlier decision to close down the airport once the commercial operations start from Mopa in Goa. Continuation of Dabolim airport at Goa will facilitate the State to meet the requirement of increased inflow of air traffic more efficiently as well as for the balanced development of all parts of the State.

Courtesy:PIB
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